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Boulmer, Northumberland

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Boulmer, Northumberland

Boulmer /ˈbuːmər/ is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated on the North Sea coast to the east of Alnwick. It is home to RAF Boulmer which is one of the main search and rescue helicopter bases in the northeast of England. Boulmer still has a volunteer lifeboat station in the village independent of the RNLI.

Post town

ALNWICK

Administrative County

Northumberland

Traditional County

Northumberland

OS Grid

NU2614

OS Settlement Classification

Other settlement (village, hamlet etc)

Region

North East

Country

England

Police Authority

Northumbria

Fire and Rescue Authority

Northumberland

Fire and Rescue Authority

Northumberland

Ambulance Authority

North East

Other names by which Boulmer, Northumberland has been known in the past

Boulmer and Seaton House

Boulmer, Northumberland in John Bartholomew's "Gazetteer of the British Isles" (1887)